Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - Act Your Age, Eve Brown

Even though I think this book has the lowest quality of the trilogy, it was so entertaining and important to me that I still want to give it 4.5! By the way, by poorer quality I do NOT mean bad. If I factored out the entertainment + importance bonus, I would still rate this 4 stars. I just think that Hibbert could have leaned into the side characters and setting more. Additionally, the character development of MCs Eve and Jacob could have been more fleshed out. Character development has been a highlight of the past two books, but this book needed more monologuing and solitude for me to say the same here.

But like I said, I loved my reading experience. It was so AMAZING seeing a relationship between two autistic people! The safety and understanding!! The interactions between Eve and Jacob were delightful and heartfelt, funny and earnest. Their relationship just made so much sense to me. And so did the MCs themselves!! I loved that across both Eve and Jacob a range of autistic traits and experiences were portrayed.

The setting was another plus. Prior to reading, I knew this was set at a bed and breakfast which is already a win for me, but I DIDN’T know that it’s set at a B&B in a country village in the Lakes, i.e., peak comfiness and cosiness!!

I have just been so impressed with Hibbert across this trilogy, and I am eagerly anticipating the Skybriar spin-off trilogy!

Ending this review with my two favourite quotes:

"Only now did he realise that thinking so lowly of his own worth required him to think badly of Eve in turn."

"But that something didn't have permission to lead - not anymore. It was old and battered and bruised. It was toxic and told him such utterly believable lies. It belonged to a far younger version of himself"

Rep: Black autistic MC, autistic MC

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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emotional lighthearted

4.25

Usually I hate a third-act breakup but this one did seem to make sense with the characters.

Another brilliant book in this series - a really fun premise and gorgeous, flawed characters. Really enjoyed the exploration of autism and its impact on relationships too.

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Well, this was an absolutely delightful trilogy and ended with my favourite read (and couple!) of the bunch.

Eve & Jacob are two absolutely tender-hearted souls hiding deliciously dirty sides. Their sexy times are absolutely 🔥🌶🔥, I wish there were more than the 2 scenes because they were smokin' hot!

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funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book and this series! It's so nice and refreshing seeing black women just being loved just as they are, flaws and all. Eve was most like me in the sense that she didn't know fully what she wanted to do with her life. I also loved that she saw the good things about working in hospitality, and I've worked in a hotel before so I loved that. Jacob and Eve have such great chemistry and the spicy scenes really were a jump from the last book, but a great one! I loved this series and I can't wait to see what else Talia Hibbert does next.

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Fave in the trilogy for sure! I adored Eve and Jacob and loved their chemistry too, plus the cameos from Chloe & Dani were excellent little callbacks. Although I am not autistic, and can’t comment on the accuracy of the representation, I appreciated how meeting and getting to know Jacob helped Eve better understand herself.

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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shaemaguffee's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved the autism representation in this book. The spicy scenes were fantastically dirty and I loved it!

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